One of the benefits resulting from Apple's decision to kiss the 3.5mm headphone jack goodbye is that the iPhone 7 is the most water-resistant iPhone ever produced. While the iPhone 7 still isn't technically waterproof, it nonetheless sports a water resistance rating of IP67, which means that it can withstand submersion in a meter of water for upwards of 30 minutes.
Impressively, some of the waterproofing tests we've seen demonstrate that the iPhone 7 is, in some ways, more water friendly than a device like the Samsung Galaxy S7 which sports an IP68 rating. With the iPhone 7 not prone to malfunctioning in water, a recent thread on Reddit asked users to recount any stories of their iPhones coming into contact with water and emerging unscathed on the other side. Needless to say, some of the examples are colorful, to say the least.
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